Analogue Heaven

Analog synthesizers have been around since the 1960s (and earlier).
They were largely replaced by digital synthesizers during the 1970s and
1980s, but came back into vogue with the rise of techno music in
the 1980s and 1990s. They have become a standard tool in the electronic
musician's toolkit of sound generating devices.

One of the unique capabilities of analog synthesizers is the ability
to gradually adjust the core sound that they create, even while the synth
is being played.
This capability is fairly unique among musical instruments.
This flexibility comes with the trade-off that it may be difficult or
impossible to re-create an exact sound more than once, depending on the design
of the synth.

The one knob per function user interface is more expensive and takes some
time to master, but it is vastly more interesting to use compared to the
typical LCD, buttons and menus found on most digital synthesizers.
As for the spelling of analog and analogue, either one works
for me, I use them interchangeably here.

Analogue Heaven Compilation Tapes

Many years ago, I worked with other members of the Analog Heaven email
list to produce two compilation tapes full of interesting
Analog synthesizer material from around the world.
Tony Cappellini has
made the tracks available in mp3 format.